Thursday, December 17, 2009

Christmas Cottages

This week I had a request for personalized Christmas cottages. I said yes before I had a design in mind, but they just sounded fun!

{One word of advice if you plan to make these personalized...think long and hard about the names. I lucked out here with Hatton, Adair and Gray...Schwarzenegger just wouldn't have happened! :)}

So, I committed, then I had to come up with a plan. I sat down with my cookie cutter, paper and my kid's box of crayons and doodled for an hour or so. Then, it hit me...mint green cottages with white roofs and DOTS!

I made a few extras, too. My husband took them around to some of his buddies today.

I did TRY to take step-by-step pictures of making these...here's how that went.......and then, brain cramp. I totally forgot to photograph all the remaining steps! I'll do better...I promise. Maybe that should be my New Year's resolution. (Sounds better than exercising!)

Cute cottages! Dots will never go out of style, and I'm not just sayin' that because of my name :D This week I'm working on polar bear cookies, peppermint bark popcorn (from Our Best Bites), gingerbread cookies, and panettone.

What a cute little cottage! I have LOTS of cookies this past week and this week. Daughter's birthday and then "Holiday" cookies for the school. I should bag them up with a tag that says "Christmas" cookies... bahahaha

Oh Bridget!Read my mind!You know how I feel!You are the Little Dot Queenie!XXOOXXWhat sweet Christmas Cottages!Can I live in one of them!?I soooo would love for your to see my Christmas Cookies...maybe you have popped over!I really wanted you and TidyMom to see...I know how much you both appreciate cute cookies!XXOOXX

If dots ever go out of style, I'll be in serious trouble, too - they're my go-to decoration! I just finished making my cookie tins for my friends, including my very first batch of sugar cookies with royal icing (thank you for the inspiration to finally try that this year! I always cheated and used canned frosting!). They look pretty awesome, just haven't put a picture on my blog yet. Next, I need to make some peanut butter balls! Happy holidays!

Those are really very cute and whimsical. I love the mint color. I have a question - I did red dots on white on a cookie last week (using flood icing) and I got a ring of lighter red around the dot (it looked to be under the surface). How do you avoid that - is it a consistency thing? Did I do my dots too soon? Thanks!!

Adorable! I have a cottage cookie cutter that I've never used, but now I'm feeling inspired. When I'm cooking a recipe for my blog I keep the camera in my apron pocket and still sometimes forget to take a pic:)

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